Author: work_in_f1

This week sees the first major event of the 2017 UK motorsport season and it could be a fantastic place to make inroads into your future motorsport career. The Autosport International show is an annual event taking place at the NEC where the motorsport community comes together to collaborate, communication and celebrate all things motorsport. […]

As regular readers of my blog will know, I spend much of my energy convincing people that the best way of getting a job in Formula 1 is to look as far away from the F1 teams as you possibly can. It might sound counterintuitive but this is exactly the point. The further you can […]

National Motorsports Week (NMW) is a Motorsports Industry Association initiative aimed a promoting motorsport activities and companies across the UK and inviting members of the public to get a close up and personal view of what goes on behind this normally secretive closed door industry. As an aspiring motorsport person yourself, National Motorsports Week offers […]

A Formula 1 vacancy for recent graduates Opportunity to go trackside at races and test sessions with a Formula 1 team. A role to suit mechanical or aerodynamic engineers, mathematicians or software engineers. What could be better ? It has been a while since I posted on this site as many of you will know […]

A short post today just to keep you up to date with a good opportunity to see a Formula 1 car in action for free this season. Renault F1 have announced that they will be running a RS16 F1 car for a filming day at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit this Friday 6th May. Fans […]

Insight into life at a Formula 1 team is surprisingly rare given the interest in what goes on behind the scenes. Although I try and paint a picture through this blog of what working in Formula 1 is like, that is only my opinion and experience. I think there is great benefit in getting a […]

I get a lot of comments and emails from people asking advice for how to get a job in F1. One recurring complaint that I hear is that there are never any jobs available that don’t require experience. It leaves young and inexperienced people forever on the outside and gives the impression that Formula 1 […]

Apprenticeships are making something of a comeback in manufacturing and offer fantastic opportunities to learn a trade and skills set whilst earning and completing college studies in your chosen area. Mercedes AMG F1 team are currently advertising for 4 different type of apprenticeships in manufacturing, each offering the chance to learn on the job and […]

Although the focus of this website is on engineering and mechanical roles, I know that a lot of my readers aim to work in other roles within the sport. Marketing is one of the most popular of those and this week a great opportunity for marketing graduates has arisen at Williams F1. This role is […]

Toro Rosso have become the latest team to release details of their 2016 student placement scheme and there are several places up for grabs. Toro Rosso are very much a multi-national team with the factory being based in Italy, the owners being from Austria and the wind tunnel and aerodynamicists being based in the United […]